The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-09-03


self not to be coaxed or persuaded
into any one Of these vile habits.
No matter what the plea is, or
the pretense, or the excuse to
use them, remember the one safe
and sure rule is, abstain. Every
argument is in favor Of total alb
stincnce from all hurtful things.
Every honest, pure, manly boy,
should resist the temptation.
Every girl who respects herself
respects decency and duty should
not only discourage the use of all
these Things, but she should IN
sist upon total abstinence Of them
among her gentlemen friends.
There Is no honor IN the capacity
to smoke pipe, cigar or q
cigarette.
TIE LIQUOR HABIT AND TIE TOBACCO
HABIT AMONG MEN, ANDTHE SNUFF
HABIT AND THE MORPHINE HABIT
AMONG WOMEN, ARE COSTLY
HABITS.
3. There are men who use Ii
quor and tobacco, and who spend
annually for ono or both. twenty,
thirty, forty, fifty and enc hun
drcd dollars. This is done BY
people who can i'll afford to throw
their money away. They arc
not rich men. Many liquor drink
ers are in debt, and their wives
and children are poorly provided
for. They cannot educate their
children, because they are too
poor; yet in twenty years, they
spend $400, 5000, $500, $1,000
and $4,000, on vile habit that
has not the semblanee Of virtue
about it. 1t is a dreidful habit
that robs people of the sense Of
right and deadcns the conscience.
Many a poor man addicted to
these pernicious habits, cannot
afford to subscribe for two or
three excellent papers for his vile
and children. nor can he afford to
buy few excellent books for his
children. He cannot afford to
spend money for anything that
viii eXalt his family, add to their
comfort or happiness, but he eau
afford to spend money upon his
deprayed appetite Wrctched
man! More wrctched family
that must endure such husband
and such a father. whose thoughts
are all conferred upon anrmality
Shame, where is thy blush
i What a wretchcd waste Of money.
1t is neither respectable, nor
honorable, nor noble, nor vjrtu>
Gus TO use these hurtful things.
II is cmnently wise not to touch
them.
/ or THESE IlABITs, THE LIQUOR DRINK
NGIABrrTs THE MOST DAaiACfNG.
i 4. Tobacco is hultful to those
who use i; II makes people
nervous, aud depletes The physi.
cal system. Physicians say, til,
use Of tobacco il damaging tc
health. Ii poisons the nerve cen.
tres. That it is a powerful slim
ulent, every one who uses to5ac
co, can tell by stopping the us,
Of it fof day or two. 10 say
nothing more, it is a useless, per
nicious and filthy habit. The Ii
quor haDit is the worst. 1t un
dermines health and leads thous
ands annually to an early grave
IT destroys without pity. It dc
bauches human nature. 1t sink
men of the brightest intellect t,
the plane Of anirality. It rob
them of their usefulness ard thei
influence. 1t leads to beggar,
and to shame, and entails untol
suffering upon thousands of limo
! cent women and children.
: leads to idleness and to crime
+, The proof of all this may b
! found wherever the drinking habi
is tolel ated. Liquor is a giar
evil Which strikes with a giant
might a thousand homes.
deadens the moral sense, an
brutalizes human nature. Liquc
is an enemy to health, to pros
perity, to industry. to the best il
terest of the individual and h
: family, to peace of mind, 20 hor
esty, and especially to a ju
sense ofresponsibility to God an
5 man. IL bIights the pur-st affe'
: tons. deadens the noblest desire
t and kills the highest purposes
E life.
I TT IS TIE DUTY or EVERY MAN Al
: WOMAN, or EVERY BOY AND GIRL
e TO USE THEIR UTMOST INFLUENCE
IN EVERY HONORABLE WAY TO
r SUPPRESS THIS SUPREME EVIL. BY
I REmovISc THE TEMPTATION
g 3. Favor those measures tn
Q will secure to the country a Ia